/* ============================================================
   WHOEVER v3 - the playful hall (heyjay school, our remix)
   Cream ground · candy brights · Instrument Serif does the talking.
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --cream: #FAF7EF;
  --ink: #1E1B16;
  --ink-soft: #57503F;
  --hair: #E3DCC9;

  --marigold: #febf30;
  --tomato: #fc411f;
  --cobalt: #3b89ff;
  --kelly: #2a9e00;
  --lilac: #ce96e9;
  --pink: #ffabce;

  --serif: "Instrument Serif", Georgia, serif;
  --sans: "General Sans", system-ui, sans-serif;

  --r: 16px;
  --dur: .6s;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(.22, .8, .24, 1);
  --stagger: 90ms;
  --pad: clamp(20px, 5vw, 64px);
  --measure: 60ch;
}

* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--ink);
  font: 400 17px/1.6 var(--sans);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: clip;
}
::selection { background: var(--marigold); color: var(--ink); }
a { color: inherit; }
.sr-only { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip-path: inset(50%); white-space: nowrap; }

.js .rise {
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px);
  transition: opacity var(--dur) var(--ease), transform var(--dur) var(--ease);
  transition-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * var(--stagger));
}
.js .rise.is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* ============================================================
   NAV + checkerboard bunting
   ============================================================ */
.nav {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  align-items: stretch;
  background: var(--cream);
  border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  transition: box-shadow .3s ease;
}
.nav.is-scrolled { box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgb(30 27 22 / .07); }
.nav__mark {
  grid-column: 2;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  padding: 8px clamp(16px, 3vw, 34px);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.nav__mark span {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 12px 46px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 50%;
  font: 400 1.5rem/1 var(--serif);
  /* Instrument Serif ships a single weight - thicken the wordmark with a
     hairline stroke instead of faux-bold, which smears this face. */
  -webkit-text-stroke: .5px var(--ink);
}
.nav__links { display: flex; }
.nav__links--l { grid-column: 1; }
.nav__links--r { grid-column: 3; justify-content: flex-end; }
.nav__links a {
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  padding: 16px clamp(14px, 2.2vw, 30px);
  text-decoration: none;
  font: 400 1.25rem/1 var(--serif);
  color: var(--ink);
  border-right: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  transition: background .2s;
}
.nav__links--r a { border-right: 0; border-left: 1.5px solid var(--ink); }
.nav__links--l a:nth-child(1):hover { background: var(--marigold); }
.nav__links--l a:nth-child(2):hover { background: #2a9e00; color: var(--cream); }
.nav__links--r a:nth-child(1):hover { background: #3b89ff; color: var(--cream); }
.nav__links--r a:nth-child(2):hover { background: var(--pink); }
/* mobile-only nav corner icons (peace = meet staff, phone = talk) - shown when
   the text links collapse; see the 860px block */
.nav__mobicon { display: none; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); }
.nav__mobicon .pill__emoji { font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1; }

.checker {
  height: 14px;
  background:
    repeating-conic-gradient(var(--ink) 0% 25%, transparent 0% 50%) 0 0 / 28px 28px;
  background-position: 0 -7px;
}

/* ============================================================
   PILLS - press-in physics
   ============================================================ */
.pill {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 13px 26px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--ink);
  font: 500 .98rem/1 var(--sans);
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 0 var(--ink);
  transition: transform .12s ease, box-shadow .12s ease, background .12s ease;
}
.pill:hover { transform: translateY(1px); box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--ink); background: #fff; }
.pill:active { transform: translateY(2px); box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--ink); transition-duration: 70ms; }
.pill:focus-visible { outline: 2.5px solid var(--cobalt); outline-offset: 3px; }
.pill--solid { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream); box-shadow: 0 3px 0 var(--cobalt); }
.pill--solid:hover { background: #000; box-shadow: 0 2px 0 var(--cobalt); }
.pill--hero {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  background: #fff;
  font: 400 1.7rem/1 var(--serif);
  padding: 18px 46px;
  border: 2px solid var(--ink);
  box-shadow: 5px 5px 0 var(--ink);
  transition: transform .1s ease, box-shadow .1s ease;
}
.pill--hero .pill__emoji { font-size: 1.3rem; }
.pill--hero:hover { transform: translate(2px, 2px); box-shadow: 3px 3px 0 var(--ink); }
.pill--hero:active { transform: translate(5px, 5px); box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--ink); }
.nav__cta { padding: 10px 18px; font-size: .9rem; }

/* ============================================================
   HERO
   ============================================================ */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(64px, 9vh, 106px) var(--pad) 36px;
  text-align: center;
  overflow: clip;
}
.burst { position: absolute; width: clamp(150px, 21vw, 340px); z-index: 0; }
.burst--l {
  left: max(-70px, -6vw);
  top: 12%;
  fill: var(--cobalt);
  transform: rotate(-6deg);
  transform-origin: center;
  animation: heroBurstLeft 1.45s cubic-bezier(.2,.75,.2,1) .08s both;
}
.burst--r {
  right: max(-70px, -6vw);
  top: 6%;
  fill: var(--tomato);
  transform: rotate(10deg);
  transform-origin: center;
  animation: heroBurstRight 1.45s cubic-bezier(.2,.75,.2,1) .14s both;
}
@keyframes heroBurstLeft {
  from { transform: rotate(-13deg) scale(.98); }
  to { transform: rotate(-6deg) scale(1); }
}
@keyframes heroBurstRight {
  from { transform: rotate(17deg) scale(.98); }
  to { transform: rotate(10deg) scale(1); }
}
.hero__inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; max-width: 1000px; margin-inline: auto; }
@media (min-width: 861px) {
  .hero__inner { transform: translateY(-18px); }
}
.hero__h1 {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  font: 400 clamp(3.2rem, 8.6vw, 6.8rem)/0.96 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
}
.hero__h1 > span { display: block; white-space: nowrap; }
.hero__h1 > span:nth-child(2) { margin-top: -.14em; }
.hero__h1 em {
  font-style: italic;
  position: relative;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.hero__h1 em::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: -.08em; right: -.08em; top: .12em; bottom: .12em;
  background: var(--marigold);
  border-radius: 4px;
  z-index: -1;
  transform: rotate(-1.4deg);
}
.hero__lede {
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin: 22px auto 32px;
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.5vw, 1.16rem);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.hero__desktop-break { display: block; }
.hero__actions { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }
@media (min-width: 861px) {
  .hero { min-height: calc(100svh - 137px); display: grid; align-items: center; }
}

.hero-rail {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr);
  border-block: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  background: var(--ink);
  gap: 1.5px;
}
.hero-rail span {
  min-width: 0;
  min-height: clamp(38px, 4vw, 56px);
  background: var(--b);
}

/* ============================================================
   THE UNANSWERED MOMENT - the emotional reason before the mechanism
   ============================================================ */
.freedom {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  height: clamp(390px, 31vw, 520px);
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  background: #86b9dc;
}
.freedom::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(250 247 239 / .97) 0%, rgb(250 247 239 / .91) 27%, rgb(250 247 239 / .55) 39%, transparent 52%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.freedom__image {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -2;
  inset: 0;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 53%;
  transform: scale(1.01);
  transition: transform 1.2s var(--ease), filter 1.2s ease;
}
.freedom__copy {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  width: min(620px, 48vw);
  height: 100%;
  padding: clamp(36px, 5vw, 74px) var(--pad);
}
.freedom__copy .section-kicker { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.freedom__copy .h2 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.7vw, 5.3rem); }
.freedom__copy .h2 em { font-style: italic; white-space: nowrap; }
.freedom__copy > p:last-child {
  max-width: 42ch;
  margin-top: 22px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: clamp(.98rem, 1.3vw, 1.12rem);
}

/* ============================================================
   ROSTER TILES
   ============================================================ */
.staff { padding: 40px 0 0; }
.tiles {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  width: 100%;
  gap: 1.5px;
  background: var(--ink);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
}
.tile {
  display: grid; place-content: center; gap: 14px;
  min-height: clamp(148px, 17vw, 190px);
  background: var(--b);
  color: var(--tx);
  text-decoration: none;
  text-align: center;
  transition: filter .25s ease;
  position: relative;
}
.tile:hover { filter: brightness(1.04); }
.tile:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--ink); outline-offset: -6px; z-index: 1; }
/* Micro-interaction: the name-pill peels up like a sticker while the trade
   line firms in just beneath it. One shared rhythm (--ease, ~.32s); focus
   gets the same lift so it isn't hover-only. Nothing gratuitous. */
.tile__pill {
  justify-self: center;
  padding: 12px 34px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--ink);
  font: 400 clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem)/1 var(--serif);
  border: 2px solid var(--ink);
  transition: transform .32s var(--ease), box-shadow .32s var(--ease);
}
.tile:hover .tile__pill,
.tile:focus-visible .tile__pill {
  transform: translateY(-6px) rotate(-2deg);
  box-shadow: 0 7px 0 -1px var(--ink);
}
.tile:active .tile__pill { transform: translateY(-2px) rotate(-1deg); box-shadow: 0 3px 0 -1px var(--ink); }
.tile__trade {
  font: 500 .92rem/1.3 var(--sans);
  opacity: .8;
  transition: transform .32s var(--ease), opacity .32s ease;
}
.tile:hover .tile__trade,
.tile:focus-visible .tile__trade { transform: translateY(3px); opacity: 1; }
.tiles__wide { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.tile--foley {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  place-content: initial;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0;
  min-height: 118px;
  padding: 20px 0;
  text-align: left;
}
.tile--foley .tile__pill { justify-self: center; }
.tile--foley .tile__trade {
  justify-self: center;
  font: italic 400 clamp(1.35rem, 2.2vw, 2rem)/1 var(--serif);
  opacity: 1;
  text-align: center;
}
.tile--foley .tile__trade small {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 7px;
  font: 500 .72rem/1.25 var(--sans);
  opacity: .72;
}
.tile__arrow { justify-self: center; font: 400 clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem)/1 var(--serif); }

/* ============================================================
   SHAPE TICKER divider
   ============================================================ */
.ticker {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(6px, 2vw, 20px);
  width: 100vw;
  margin-inline: calc(50% - 50vw);
  padding: 18px clamp(12px, 2.5vw, 30px);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.shape { width: 26px; height: 26px; background: var(--s); border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); flex: 0 0 auto; }
.shape--circle { border-radius: 50%; }
.shape--square { border-radius: 3px; }
.shape--diamond { border-radius: 3px; transform: rotate(45deg); width: 22px; height: 22px; }
.shape--half { border-radius: 999px 999px 0 0; height: 15px; }
.shape--tri-up, .shape--tri-down { background: none; border: 0; width: 0; height: 0; }
.shape--tri-up { border-left: 14px solid transparent; border-right: 14px solid transparent; border-bottom: 24px solid var(--s); }
.shape--tri-down { border-left: 14px solid transparent; border-right: 14px solid transparent; border-top: 24px solid var(--s); }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .ticker { justify-content: space-around; gap: 10px; } .shape:nth-child(n+13) { display: none; } }

/* ============================================================
   HEY CARDS
   ============================================================ */
.hey { text-align: center; padding-inline: var(--pad); }
.hey .h2, .hey .lede, .hey__more { margin-inline: auto; }
.hey .h2 { margin-top: 72px; }
.h2 {
  font: 400 clamp(2.4rem, 5.4vw, 4rem)/1.05 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -.005em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.lede {
  max-width: 54ch;
  margin: 16px auto 0;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.chat {
  list-style: none;
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 52px auto 0;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 26px;
}
.bubble { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; gap: 14px; text-align: left; }
.bubble--r { flex-direction: row-reverse; }
.bubble__ava {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  width: 52px; height: 52px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--b); border: 2px solid var(--ink);
  font: 400 1.5rem/1 var(--serif);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.bubble__body {
  position: relative;
  background: #fff;
  border: 2px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 22px;
  padding: 18px 24px;
  max-width: 560px;
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--b);
}
.bubble--r .bubble__body { box-shadow: -4px 4px 0 var(--b); }
.bubble__body p { font-size: 1.02rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.bubble__body b { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.bubble__body a { display: inline-block; margin-top: 8px; font-weight: 600; font-size: .92rem; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.bubble__body a:hover { text-decoration: none; }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .bubble__ava { display: none; } }
.hey__more { margin: 34px auto 72px; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: var(--measure); padding-inline: var(--pad); }
.hey__more a { font-weight: 600; }

/* ============================================================
   WORK ETHIC - starburst beats
   ============================================================ */
.ethic { text-align: center; padding-bottom: 84px; padding-inline: var(--pad); }
.ethic .h2 { margin-top: 72px; }
.beats {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 960px;
  margin: 52px auto 0;
}
.beats--4 {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  max-width: 1240px;
  gap: 22px;
  align-items: start;
}
.beats--4 .beat:nth-child(odd) { --sy: -18px; }
.beats--4 .beat:nth-child(even) { --sy: 18px; }
@media (max-width: 1000px) { .beats--4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); max-width: 720px; } .beats--4 .beat { --sy: 0 !important; } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .beats, .beats--4 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.beat {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 30px 22px 28px;
  box-shadow: 0 3px 0 var(--ink);
  text-align: center;
  /* --sy carries the staggered rest offset so hover can press-in on top of it */
  transform: translateY(var(--sy, 0));
  transition: transform .14s ease, box-shadow .14s ease;
}
.beat:hover { transform: translateY(calc(var(--sy, 0) + 1px)); box-shadow: 0 2px 0 var(--ink); }
.beat__star {
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  width: 66px; height: 66px;
  margin: 0 auto 16px;
  color: #fff;
  font: 700 1.3rem/1 var(--sans);
  background: var(--b);
  clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 61% 15%, 79% 8%, 82% 27%, 100% 32%, 90% 49%, 100% 66%, 82% 71%, 79% 90%, 61% 84%, 50% 100%, 39% 84%, 21% 90%, 18% 71%, 0% 66%, 10% 49%, 0% 32%, 18% 27%, 21% 8%, 39% 15%);
}
.beat h3 { font: 400 1.45rem/1.1 var(--serif); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.beat p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .93rem; }

/* ============================================================
   PROOF - the live recruiter
   ============================================================ */
.proof {
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 90px var(--pad) 100px;
  background: var(--pink);
  border-block: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  overflow: clip;
}
.proof__inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; max-width: 1080px; margin-inline: auto; }
.proof .h2 em { font-style: italic; }
.proof .lede { color: #5a2f3f; margin-inline: auto; max-width: 66ch; }
.proof .proof__line { max-width: none; white-space: nowrap; }
.proof__eyebrow, .math__eyebrow {
  display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 18px;
  padding: 8px 18px; border-radius: 999px;
  background: #fff; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  font: 500 .82rem/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .04em;
}
.burst--proof-l { position: absolute; width: clamp(130px,15vw,230px); left: -34px; bottom: 10%; fill: var(--kelly); transform: rotate(-8deg); z-index: 0; }
.burst--proof-r { position: absolute; width: clamp(130px,15vw,230px); right: -30px; top: 10%; fill: var(--lilac); transform: rotate(12deg); z-index: 0; }
.proof__stage {
  margin-top: 48px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(320px, 420px) minmax(380px, 560px);
  gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 54px);
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: left;
}
.prompt-board {
  position: relative;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow: 7px 7px 0 var(--ink);
}
.prompt-board {
  width: min(100%, 550px);
  justify-self: center;
  padding: 30px 32px 32px;
  background: var(--marigold);
  transform: rotate(1deg);
  transition: transform .42s var(--ease), box-shadow .42s var(--ease);
}
.prompt-board__kicker {
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
}
.prompt-board__list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1.5px solid rgb(30 27 22 / .45);
}
.prompt-board__list > div {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(112px, .8fr) minmax(0, 1.4fr);
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 14px 0;
  border-bottom: 1.5px solid rgb(30 27 22 / .45);
}
.prompt-board__list dt {
  font-size: .65rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.prompt-board__list dd { margin: 0; font: 400 1.16rem/1.08 var(--serif); }
.prompt-board__after {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  font-size: .74rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  font-weight: 600;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.flyer {
  position: relative;
  width: min(384px, 100%);
  justify-self: center;
  text-align: center;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 0 rgb(30 27 22 / .3), 0 5px 9px rgb(30 27 22 / .11);
  transform: rotate(-1.6deg);
  transition: transform .42s var(--ease), box-shadow .42s var(--ease);
  padding: 46px 30px 0;
}
.flyer__pin { position: absolute; top: 12px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--tomato); border: 2px solid var(--ink); box-shadow: inset -3px -3px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / .18); }
.flyer__kicker { font: 500 .72rem/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .16em; color: var(--tomato); margin-bottom: 14px; text-align: center; }
.flyer__head { font: 400 1.55rem/1.16 var(--serif); text-wrap: balance; }
.flyer__body { font: 400 .92rem/1.5 var(--sans); color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 12px 0 22px; }
.flyer__cta { margin-bottom: 30px; font-weight: 600; }
.flyer__tabs {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr);
  border-top: 1.5px dashed var(--ink);
  margin: 10px -30px 0;
}
.tab {
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  min-height: 74px;
  padding: 13px 0 15px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-right: 1.5px dashed var(--ink);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font: 600 .6rem/1 var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}
.tab:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.tab--gone { position: relative; background: var(--pink); color: transparent; }
.tab--gone::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: 0;
  height: 9px;
  background: #fff;
  clip-path: polygon(0 0,100% 0,100% 3px,93% 9px,85% 2px,77% 8px,68% 3px,60% 9px,51% 2px,43% 8px,35% 3px,27% 9px,18% 2px,10% 8px,0 4px);
}
.tab--gone::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -1px;
  right: -1px;
  top: calc(100% - 4px);
  height: 34px;
  z-index: 2;
  background: var(--pink);
}
@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .hero__desktop-break { display: none; }
  .proof .proof__line { white-space: normal; }
  .proof__stage { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .prompt-board { transform: none; }
  .flyer { transform: none; }
}

/* ============================================================
   STORY
   ============================================================ */
.story { padding: 90px var(--pad); max-width: 1120px; margin-inline: auto; }
.story__cols {
  margin-top: 30px;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 44px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.story__cols p { max-width: 56ch; }

/* ============================================================
   FOOTER - scalloped
   ============================================================ */
.footer { background: var(--marigold); position: relative; overflow: clip; }
.footer__scallop {
  position: absolute; top: -13px; left: 0; right: 0; height: 14px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0, transparent 13px, var(--marigold) 14px) 0 0 / 40px 14px;
  z-index: 2;
}
.ticker--footer { border-top: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--ink); background: var(--marigold); position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.footer__inner { position: relative; padding: 88px var(--pad) 34px; }
.burst--footer {
  position: absolute;
  width: clamp(120px, 16vw, 240px);
  right: -30px;
  top: 30px;
  fill: var(--tomato);
  transform: rotate(10deg);
  transform-origin: center;
  z-index: 0;
}
.js .burst--footer {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: rotate(-42deg) scale(.78);
  transition:
    opacity .36s ease,
    transform .9s cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1);
}
.js .burst--footer.is-in {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: rotate(10deg) scale(1);
}
.footer__pitch { position: relative; z-index: 1; font: 400 clamp(2.4rem, 5.6vw, 4.2rem)/1.02 var(--serif); max-width: none; }
.footer__sub { position: relative; z-index: 1; margin-top: 14px; font-size: 1.1rem; color: #5a4410; }
.footer__mail { position: relative; z-index: 1; margin: 26px 0 60px; font-size: 1.1rem; }
.footer__grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1.5fr 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
  max-width: 1440px;
  padding-bottom: 64px;
}
.footer__h { font: 400 1.25rem/1 var(--serif); margin-bottom: 14px; -webkit-text-stroke: .45px var(--ink); }
.footer__h--sub { margin-top: 26px; }
.footer__grid a, .footer__soon { display: block; text-decoration: none; padding: 5px 0; font-size: .97rem; }
.footer__grid a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.footer__soon { opacity: .75; }
/* ============================================================
   THE PAYROLL - pricing cards
   ============================================================ */
.pay { text-align: center; padding: 96px var(--pad) 90px; }
.pay .h2, .pay .lede { margin-inline: auto; }
.pay__grid { list-style: none; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 18px; max-width: 1080px; margin: 44px auto 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; align-items: stretch; }
.pay__card { position: relative; overflow: clip; display: flex; flex-direction: column; background: #fff; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 18px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 0 var(--ink); padding: 24px 24px 26px; transition: transform .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease; }
.pay__card:hover { transform: translate(-2px, -2px); box-shadow: 7px 7px 0 var(--ink); }
.pay__card--soon { background: var(--cream); }
.pay__card > :not(.pay__blob) { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.pay__blob { position: absolute; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; transition: transform .4s ease; }
.pay__blob--amoeba { width: 250px; left: -75px; bottom: -85px; transform: rotate(-10deg); }
.pay__card:hover .pay__blob--amoeba { transform: rotate(-2deg) scale(1.06); }
.pay__blob--flower { width: 265px; right: -70px; bottom: -105px; }
.pay__card:hover .pay__blob--flower { transform: rotate(16deg) scale(1.05); }
.pay__head { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 10px; margin: 2px 0 8px; }
.pay__chip { flex: none; padding: 5px 12px; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 999px; font-size: .76rem; background: var(--cream); }
.pay__chip--now { background: #2a9e00; color: #fff; }
.pay__job { font: 400 1.6rem/1 var(--serif); }
.pay__blurb { font-size: .95rem; color: #6b6357; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.pay__price { font: 400 2.4rem/1 var(--serif); -webkit-text-stroke: .3px var(--ink); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.pay__price small { font-size: 1.05rem; -webkit-text-stroke: 0; }
.pay__feats { list-style: none; padding: 14px 0 20px; margin: 0 0 auto; border-top: 1.5px solid rgb(30 27 22 / .25); }
.pay__feats li { font-size: .93rem; padding: 5px 0; display: flex; gap: 9px; }
.pay__feats li::before { content: "↳"; flex: none; }
.pay__cta { justify-content: center; text-align: center; font-size: 1rem; padding: 12px 18px; }
.pay__cta--gold { background: var(--marigold); }
.pay__cta--gold:hover { background: var(--marigold); }
.pay__cta--blue { background: #3b89ff; color: var(--cream); }
.pay__cta--blue:hover { background: #3b89ff; color: var(--cream); }
.pay__cta--ghost { background: #fff; color: var(--ink); }
.pay__cta--ghost:hover { background: #fff; color: var(--ink); }
.pay__note { margin-top: 44px; font-size: .92rem; color: #6b6357; }
.pay__math { max-width: 1000px; margin: 12px auto 0; font-size: .92rem; color: #6b6357; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .pay__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 460px; } }

/* ============================================================
   THE AUDITION - cobalt band
   ============================================================ */
.aud { text-align: center; padding: 90px var(--pad) 96px; background: #3b89ff; border-block: 1.5px solid var(--ink); }
.aud__inner { max-width: 1080px; margin-inline: auto; }
.aud .h2 { color: var(--cream); margin-inline: auto; }
.aud__lede { color: #eaf2ff; margin-inline: auto; }
.aud__steps { list-style: none; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 18px; max-width: 980px; margin: 44px auto 40px; padding: 0; text-align: left; }
.aud__steps li { background: #fff; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 18px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 0 var(--ink); padding: 22px 22px 24px; }
.aud__num { display: inline-grid; place-items: center; width: 34px; height: 34px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--b); border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); font: 400 1.15rem/1 var(--serif); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.aud__steps p { font-size: .97rem; }
.aud__cta { margin-top: 34px; background: var(--cream); font: 400 1.5rem/1 var(--serif); padding: 16px 40px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 0 var(--ink); }
.aud__cta:hover { transform: translate(2px,2px); box-shadow: 3px 3px 0 var(--ink); background: #fff; }
.aud__cta:active { transform: translate(5px,5px); box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--ink); }
.aud__hint { margin-top: 20px; font-size: .92rem; color: #dcebff; }
@media (max-width: 820px) { .aud__steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 460px; } }

/* ============================================================
   FAIR QUESTIONS - FAQ, its own purple band
   ============================================================ */
.faq { text-align: center; padding: 88px var(--pad) 96px; background: #ce96e9; border-block: 1.5px solid var(--ink); }
.faq .h2, .faq .lede { margin-inline: auto; }
.faq .lede { color: #4a3157; }
.faq__list { max-width: 700px; margin: 40px auto 0; text-align: left; background: #fff; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 18px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 0 var(--ink); padding: 14px 34px; }
.faq details { border-bottom: 1.5px solid rgb(30 27 22 / .25); }
.faq details:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.faq summary { list-style: none; cursor: pointer; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 18px; padding: 20px 0; font: 400 1.35rem/1.15 var(--serif); }
.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq summary::after { content: "+"; font: 400 1.7rem/1 var(--serif); flex: none; transition: transform .2s ease; }
.faq details[open] summary::after { transform: rotate(45deg); }
.faq details p { padding: 0 0 22px; font-size: .97rem; max-width: 62ch; }
.faq summary:hover { color: #6b4a80; }

.footer__note { font-size: .93rem; max-width: 40ch; text-wrap: balance; }
/* the compound selector outguns `.footer__grid a`'s .97rem - without it the
   number silently rendered link-sized (it did on live for two days) */
.footer__phone-lead { margin-top: 42px; font: 400 1.35rem/1.1 var(--serif); color: var(--ink); -webkit-text-stroke: .35px var(--ink); }
.footer__grid .footer__phone { display: inline-block; margin-top: 8px; font: 400 2.4rem/1 var(--serif); color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke: .5px var(--ink); white-space: nowrap; }
.footer__grid .footer__phone:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 5px; }
/* mobile: the honest bit spans full width and the number ends the scroll with a bang */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .footer__grid > div:nth-child(4) { text-align: center; }
  .footer__grid > div:nth-child(4) .footer__note { margin-inline: auto; }
  .footer__phone-lead { font-size: 1.5rem; margin-top: 30px; }
  .footer__grid .footer__phone { font-size: 2.7rem; margin-top: 10px; }
}
.footer__legal { border-top: 1.5px solid rgb(30 27 22 / .3); padding-top: 22px; font-size: .85rem; }

/* ============================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ============================================================ */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .tiles, .heycards { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .tile--foley { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .tile--foley .tile__arrow { position: absolute; right: 24px; }
  .footer__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); max-width: none; }
  /* 5 columns -> clean 2x2 of the link lists, honest-bit note full-width last
     (avoids the orphaned 5th column) */
  .footer__grid > div:nth-child(5) { order: 4; }
  .footer__grid > div:nth-child(4) { order: 5; grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .nav__links { display: none; }
  .story__cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
  .nav__mobicon { display: grid; place-items: center; }
  .nav__mobicon--l { grid-column: 1; justify-self: start; padding-left: clamp(18px, 6vw, 28px); }
  .nav__mobicon--r { grid-column: 3; justify-self: end; padding-right: clamp(18px, 6vw, 28px); }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .tiles { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .tile--foley {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 10px;
    min-height: 164px;
    padding: 24px;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .tile--foley .tile__pill { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1; }
  .tile--foley .tile__trade { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 2; font-size: 1.45rem; }
  .tile--foley .tile__arrow { display: none; }
  .heycards { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero__actions .pill { width: 100%; text-align: center; justify-content: center; }
  .flyer { transform: rotate(0deg); }
  /* hero asterisks pushed to the edges so each is ~half visible, framing the headline */
  .burst { width: 150px; }
  .burst--l { left: -84px; top: 21%; }
  .burst--r { right: -64px; top: 8%; }
  /* live-demo bursts clear of the copy: purple higher top-right, green lower bottom-left */
  .burst--proof-r { top: -3%; right: -46px; }
  .burst--proof-l { bottom: 0%; left: -46px; }
}

.mbar { display: none; }

/* ============================================================
   REDUCED MOTION
   ============================================================ */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .js .rise { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  .burst--l, .burst--r { animation: none; }
  .pill, .tile, .tile__pill, .tile__trade, .beat, .kit__card, .pay__card, .pay__blob,
  .freedom__image, .flyer, .prompt-board, .hireflow__moment, .records__visual img, .records__visual figcaption { transition: none; }
  .tile:hover .tile__pill, .tile:focus-visible .tile__pill { transform: none; box-shadow: none; }
  .tile:hover .tile__trade, .tile:focus-visible .tile__trade { transform: none; opacity: 1; }
}


/* (the standalone What's-the-math section folded into The Payroll, 08-10) */

/* ============================================================
   AUDITION MODAL - the "Book my audition" form
   ============================================================ */
.aud-modal { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 200; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 18px; }
.aud-modal[hidden] { display: none; }
.aud-modal__scrim { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: rgb(30 27 22 / .45); animation: audScrim .22s ease; }
.aud-modal__card { position: relative; width: min(460px, 100%); max-height: min(88vh, 720px); overflow: auto; background: var(--cream); border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 18px; box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--ink); padding: 26px 26px 24px; animation: audPop .28s cubic-bezier(.2, .9, .3, 1.12); }
.aud-modal.is-closing .aud-modal__scrim { opacity: 0; transition: opacity .18s ease; }
.aud-modal.is-closing .aud-modal__card { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px) scale(.97); transition: opacity .18s ease, transform .18s ease; }
@keyframes audScrim { from { opacity: 0; } }
@keyframes audPop { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px) scale(.95); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .aud-modal__scrim, .aud-modal__card { animation: none; transition: none; } }
.aud-modal__close { position: absolute; top: 14px; right: 14px; display: grid; place-items: center; width: 34px; height: 34px; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 50%; background: #fff; cursor: pointer; }
.aud-modal__close svg { width: 14px; height: 14px; stroke: var(--ink); stroke-width: 2.4; fill: none; }
.aud-modal__close:hover { background: var(--pink); }
.aud-modal__title { font: 400 1.8rem/1 var(--serif); margin-bottom: 8px; -webkit-text-stroke: .3px var(--ink); }
.aud-modal__lede { font-size: .95rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.aud-form { display: grid; gap: 12px; }
/* Author display rules override the browser's [hidden] default. Once a request
   succeeds, remove the old form from both the layout and focus order. */
.aud-form[hidden], .aud-form__done[hidden] { display: none; }
.aud-form label { display: grid; gap: 5px; font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .02em; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.aud-form input, .aud-form textarea { font: inherit; font-size: .97rem; color: var(--ink); background: #fff; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 10px; padding: 10px 12px; resize: vertical; }
.aud-form input:focus-visible, .aud-form textarea:focus-visible { outline: 2.5px solid var(--cobalt, #3b89ff); outline-offset: 2px; }
.aud-form__hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; opacity: 0; }
.aud-form__submit { justify-content: center; text-align: center; background: var(--pink); font-size: 1.05rem; padding: 12px 18px; cursor: pointer; margin-top: 4px; }
.aud-form__submit:hover { background: var(--pink); }
.aud-form__submit:disabled { opacity: .6; cursor: default; }
.aud-form__note { margin-top: 9px; font-size: .85rem; color: var(--ink-soft); text-align: center; }
.aud-form__note a { color: var(--ink); }
.aud-form__done h3 { font: 400 1.5rem/1.1 var(--serif); margin: 6px 0 10px; }
.aud-form__done p { font-size: .95rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }

/* talk-to buttons */
.pill--talk { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; background: var(--cream); font: 400 1.7rem/1 var(--serif); padding: 18px 40px; border: 2px solid var(--ink); box-shadow: 5px 5px 0 var(--ink); transition: transform .1s ease, box-shadow .1s ease; }
.pill--talk .pill__emoji { font-size: 1.1rem; }
.pill--talk:hover { transform: translate(2px,2px); box-shadow: 3px 3px 0 var(--ink); }
.pill--talk:active { transform: translate(5px,5px); box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--ink); }

/* hero long button - webvoice on desktop, a real call on mobile.
   Pink: distinct from the marigold h1 swipe, keeps the hard ink shadow visible. */
.pill--herocall { gap: 14px; background: var(--pink); }
.pill--herocall:hover { background: var(--pink); }
.pill--herocall .hc-a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; white-space: nowrap; }
.pill--herocall .hc-b { white-space: nowrap; }
.pill--herocall .hc-dot { opacity: 1; font: 600 1.1rem/1 var(--sans); }
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .pill--herocall { padding: 15px 22px; }
  .pill--herocall .hc-dot, .pill--herocall .hc-b { display: none; }
}
.footer__talk { position: relative; z-index: 1; margin: 0 0 60px 14px; font-size: 1rem; }
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .footer__mail { display: block; width: 100%; text-align: center; margin: 20px 0 12px; }
  .footer__talk { display: block; width: 100%; text-align: center; margin-left: 0; }
  .footer__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; column-gap: 24px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   THE TOOLKIT - feature grid
   ============================================================ */
.kit { text-align: center; padding-bottom: 96px; }
.kit .h2 { margin-top: 76px; }
.kit__grid {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
  width: min(1240px, calc(100% - 2 * var(--pad)));
  margin: 52px auto 0;
  text-align: left;
}
.kit__card {
  /* Colored top as a background band clipped to the border-radius, NOT a
     border-top - a thick top-border miters against the thin side-borders and
     leaves an ink notch in each rounded corner (the telltale). A clipped band
     fills the corners cleanly under one uniform ink frame. */
  background: linear-gradient(var(--b), var(--b)) top / 100% 8px no-repeat, #fff;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 24px 22px 26px;
  box-shadow: 0 3px 0 var(--ink);
  transition: transform .14s ease, box-shadow .14s ease;
}
.kit__card:hover { transform: translateY(1px); box-shadow: 0 2px 0 var(--ink); }
.kit__chip {
  display: block; width: 30px; height: 30px; margin-bottom: 16px;
  background: var(--b); border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 2px 0 color-mix(in oklab, #fff 45%, transparent), inset 0 -2px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / .14);
}
.kit__card h3 { font: 400 1.35rem/1.1 var(--serif); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.kit__card p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .93rem; }
.kit__note { margin: 40px auto 0; max-width: 110ch; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .95rem; }
@media (max-width: 1080px) { .kit__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 520px) { .kit__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ============================================================
   SUBPAGES - notes, privacy, terms wear the FULL site chrome
   (real nav + real footer come from index.html's own blocks)
   ============================================================ */
.sub { padding: clamp(48px, 7vw, 84px) var(--pad) 96px; }
.sub .wrap { max-width: 68ch; margin-inline: auto; }
.sub .crumb { font-size: .9rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 22px; }
.sub .crumb a { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.sub h1 { font: 400 clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 3.9rem)/1.02 var(--serif); letter-spacing: -.01em; margin-bottom: 8px; text-wrap: balance; }
.sub h1 mark { background: var(--marigold); padding: 0 .12em; border-radius: 4px; }
.sub .updated { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .95rem; margin-bottom: 34px; }
.sub .lede { max-width: none; margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 1.13rem; color: var(--ink); }
.sub h2 { font: 400 clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem)/1.15 var(--serif); margin: 42px 0 12px; text-wrap: balance; scroll-margin-top: 96px; }
.sub .table-wrap { overflow-x: auto; margin: 22px 0 26px; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 14px; box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--ink); background: #fff; }
.sub table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: .92rem; }
.sub th { font: 400 1.08rem/1.2 var(--serif); -webkit-text-stroke: .2px var(--ink); text-align: left; padding: 12px 14px; border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--ink); background: var(--cream); color: var(--ink); }
.sub td { padding: 11px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair); vertical-align: top; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.sub tr:last-child td { border-bottom: 0; }
.sub td:first-child { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500; }
.sub th:last-child, .sub td:last-child { background: #FFF3D6; }
.sub p { margin: 0 0 16px; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.sub ul { margin: 0 0 16px 1.2em; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.sub li { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.sub strong { color: var(--ink); }
.sub a.link { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; font-weight: 500; }
.sub h3 { font: 600 1.04rem/1.3 var(--sans); color: var(--ink); margin: 20px 0 6px; }
.sub .callout { background: #fff; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 14px; box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--ink); padding: 18px 20px; margin: 22px 0; }
.sub .callout p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink); }
.sub .cta { margin-top: 52px; padding-top: 34px; border-top: 1.5px solid var(--ink); text-align: center; }
.sub .cta p { margin-bottom: 18px; color: var(--ink); }
.sub .cta .alt { margin-top: 16px; font-size: .95rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.sub .wrap--overview { max-width: 920px; }
.sub .overview__dek { max-width: 760px; }
.overview__facts {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 14px;
  margin: 34px 0 10px;
}
.overview__fact {
  min-height: 148px;
  padding: 20px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--ink);
}
.overview__fact:nth-child(1) { background: #fff3d6; }
.overview__fact:nth-child(2) { background: #ffd9e9; }
.overview__fact:nth-child(3) { background: #eaf2ff; }
.overview__fact b { display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; font: 400 1.45rem/1.05 var(--serif); }
.overview__fact p { margin: 0; font-size: .92rem; }
.overview__status {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  padding: 5px 9px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #fff;
  font-size: .65rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.overview__rule {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 180px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 22px;
  padding: 16px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hair);
}
.overview__rule:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair); }
.overview__rule h3 { margin: 0; }
.overview__rule p { margin: 0; }
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .overview__facts { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .overview__fact { min-height: 0; }
  .overview__rule { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 5px; }
}
.pill--note { background: var(--pink); padding: 14px 34px; font-size: 1.02rem; box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--ink); }
.pill--note:hover { background: var(--pink); transform: translate(2px, 2px); box-shadow: 2px 2px 0 var(--ink); }
.pill--note:active { transform: translate(4px, 4px); box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--ink); }
.sub .notes-list { list-style: none; margin: 34px 0 0; padding: 0; }
.sub .notes-list li { margin: 0 0 18px; background: #fff; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 14px; box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--ink); transition: transform .12s ease, box-shadow .12s ease; }
.sub .notes-list li:hover { transform: translate(-2px, -2px); box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--ink); }
.sub .notes-list a { display: block; padding: 20px 22px; text-decoration: none; }
.sub .notes-list .q { font: 400 1.45rem/1.2 var(--serif); display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.sub .notes-list .a { font-size: .95rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }

/* article + right rail: readable measure, filled composition */
.sub .wrap--rail { max-width: 1140px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 300px; gap: clamp(36px, 5vw, 76px); align-items: start; }
.sub .wrap--rail > article { max-width: 68ch; min-width: 0; }
.sub__rail { position: sticky; top: 96px; display: grid; gap: 18px; }
.rail__card { background: #fff; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 14px; box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--ink); padding: 20px 22px; }
.rail__h { font: 400 1.5rem/1.1 var(--serif); -webkit-text-stroke: .35px var(--ink); margin-bottom: 12px; color: var(--ink); }
.sub .rail__card p { font-size: .93rem; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.rail__link { display: block; padding: 9px 0; font-size: .95rem; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--hair); }
.rail__link.is-first { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.rail__toc { display: block; padding: 6px 0; font-size: .9rem; color: var(--ink-soft); text-decoration: none; }
.rail__toc:hover { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.rail__link:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.rail__more { display: inline-block; margin-top: 10px; font-size: .88rem; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.rail__card .pill--note { display: block; text-align: center; }
.sub .rail__alt { margin: 12px 0 0; font-size: .88rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
@media (max-width: 1020px) {
  .sub .wrap--rail { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sub__rail { position: static; max-width: 460px; }
}

/* live-demo eyebrow dot (the eyes emoji outline was invisible on the pill) */
.proof__livedot { display: inline-block; width: 11px; height: 11px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--kelly); border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); vertical-align: -1px; }

/* responsive linebreak helpers: .br-d shows on desktop only, .br-m on mobile only */
.br-m { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .br-d { display: none; }
  .br-m { display: inline; }
}


/* ============================================================
   YOU'RE THE BOSS - train them by text (dark lives in the phone)
   ============================================================ */
.boss { padding: 96px var(--pad) 90px; }
.boss__inner { max-width: 960px; margin-inline: auto; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 380px 1fr; gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 56px); align-items: center; }
.boss__copy { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1; text-align: left; }
.boss__copy .h2 { margin: 0 0 18px; }
.boss__copy .h2 em { font-style: italic; }
.boss__p { max-width: 46ch; margin: 0 0 14px; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.05rem; }
.boss__p strong { color: var(--ink); }
.boss__phone { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1; justify-self: center; width: min(380px, 100%); }
.boss__screen { background: var(--ink); border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 26px; box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 rgb(30 27 22 / .25); padding: 26px 20px 22px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.bub { max-width: 86%; padding: 10px 14px; border-radius: 16px; font-size: .93rem; line-height: 1.45; margin: 0 0 10px; color: #F5F2EA; background: rgb(255 255 255 / .12); align-self: flex-start; border-bottom-left-radius: 6px; }
.bub--boss { background: rgb(255 255 255 / .22); align-self: flex-end; border-bottom-left-radius: 16px; border-bottom-right-radius: 6px; }
.bub--tick { position: relative; padding-right: 30px; }
.bub--tick::after { content: ""; position: absolute; right: 12px; top: 50%; width: 6px; height: 11px; border-right: 2.5px solid var(--kelly); border-bottom: 2.5px solid var(--kelly); transform: translateY(-65%) rotate(40deg); }
.bub__time { align-self: center; font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .06em; color: rgb(255 255 255 / .55); margin: 6px 0 10px; }
/* the SMS bubbles land one at a time, unhurried */
.boss__screen .rise { transition-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * 340ms); }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .boss__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .boss__copy { grid-column: auto; grid-row: auto; text-align: center; }
  .boss__phone { grid-column: auto; grid-row: auto; }
  .boss__copy .boss__p { margin-inline: auto; }
}

/* ============================================================
   THE FIRST BOSS SAID - quotes marquee
   ============================================================ */
.quotes { padding: 38px 0; border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--ink); overflow: clip; }
.quotes__viewport { overflow: hidden; }
.quotes__track { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; white-space: nowrap; animation: quoteslide 80s linear infinite; will-change: transform; }
.quotes:hover .quotes__track { animation-play-state: paused; }
.quotes__item { font: 400 1.5rem/1 var(--serif); -webkit-text-stroke: .25px var(--ink); color: var(--ink); }
.qdot { display: inline-block; width: 11px; height: 11px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--c); border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); margin: 0 26px; flex: none; }
@keyframes quoteslide { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .quotes__track { animation: none; white-space: normal; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; row-gap: 12px; padding: 0 var(--pad); }
}

/* ============================================================
   HOMEPAGE V4 - the recruiter is the product
   ============================================================ */
.section-kicker {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-size: .76rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.section-kicker--light { color: #eaf2ff; }
.anchor-alias { display: block; height: 0; scroll-margin-top: 84px; }

.hero__eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.hero__lede { max-width: 69ch; }
.hero__proof {
  margin: 18px auto 0;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: .86rem;
}

.hireflow {
  padding: 92px var(--pad) 102px;
  background: #fff3d6;
  border-block: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
}
.hireflow__head { max-width: 880px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }
.hireflow__head .lede { margin-inline: auto; }
.hireflow__head .h2 em { font-style: italic; }
.hireflow__scene {
  list-style: none;
  width: min(1160px, 100%);
  margin: 44px auto 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .95fr) auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto minmax(0, .95fr);
  gap: clamp(10px, 2vw, 24px);
  align-items: center;
}
.hireflow__moment {
  min-width: 0;
  min-height: 320px;
  padding: 22px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--ink);
}
.js .hireflow__moment.rise {
  transition: opacity var(--dur) var(--ease), transform var(--dur) var(--ease), box-shadow .3s var(--ease);
  transition-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * var(--stagger)), calc(var(--i, 0) * var(--stagger)), 0s;
}
.hireflow__moment--tell { background: var(--marigold); }
.hireflow__moment--brief { background: var(--pink); }
.hireflow__moment--call { background: var(--cobalt); }
.hireflow__step {
  width: fit-content;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  padding: 5px 10px;
  background: var(--cream);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.hireflow__bubble {
  margin: auto 0;
  padding: 20px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 20px 20px 20px 4px;
  font: 400 clamp(1.45rem, 2.5vw, 2rem)/1.12 var(--serif);
}
.hireflow__arrow { font: 400 clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.4rem)/1 var(--serif); }
.mini-brief {
  margin: auto 0;
  padding: 10px 18px 0;
  background: var(--cream);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 13px;
  transform: rotate(-1.5deg);
}
.mini-brief small { font-size: .62rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em; }
.mini-brief h3 { margin: 0; font: italic 400 clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4rem)/.9 var(--serif); }
.mini-brief__identity {
  display: block;
  padding: 6px 0 16px;
}
.mini-brief__identity strong {
  display: block;
  margin: 9px 0 0;
  font-size: .82rem;
  line-height: 1.08;
  text-align: left;
}
.mini-brief__duties {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  margin: 0 -18px;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  list-style: none;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: .78rem;
}
.mini-brief__duties li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 15px 12px 15px 29px;
  line-height: 1.35;
}
.mini-brief__duties li + li { border-left: 1.5px solid var(--ink); }
.mini-brief__duties li::before {
  content: "→";
  position: absolute;
  left: 11px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.mini-phone {
  margin: auto 0;
  padding: 18px;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--cream);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 21px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 5px var(--cream);
}
.mini-phone span { display: block; padding: 8px 10px 12px; font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-align: center; }
.mini-phone p { margin: 0 4px; padding: 16px; background: var(--cream); color: var(--ink); border-radius: 14px 14px 4px 14px; font-size: .83rem; }
.mini-phone b { display: block; margin: 14px 4px 4px; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid var(--cream); border-radius: 999px; font-size: .72rem; text-align: center; }
.hireflow__note {
  width: auto;
  margin: 30px auto 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  font-size: .82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-align: center;
}

.records { padding-bottom: 96px; }
.records__inner {
  width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 2 * var(--pad)));
  margin: 82px auto 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr;
  gap: clamp(38px, 7vw, 92px);
  align-items: center;
}
.records__copy .h2 { margin: 0 0 18px; }
.records__copy .h2 em { font-style: italic; }
.records__copy .lede { margin: 0 0 28px; }
.records__points { list-style: none; display: grid; gap: 14px; }
.records__points li { padding-left: 20px; border-left: 5px solid var(--cobalt); color: var(--ink-soft); }
.records__points li:nth-child(2) { border-color: var(--tomato); }
.records__points li:nth-child(3) { border-color: var(--kelly); }
.records__points b { color: var(--ink); }
.records__visual {
  position: relative;
  width: min(100%, 580px);
  margin: 0;
  justify-self: end;
}
.records__visual img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  transform: scale(1.075);
  transform-origin: 52% 47%;
  transition: transform .65s var(--ease), filter .55s ease;
}
.records__visual picture {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 20px;
  box-shadow: 9px 9px 0 var(--ink);
  transition: transform .55s var(--ease), box-shadow .55s var(--ease);
}
.records__visual figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  right: 18px;
  bottom: 18px;
  z-index: 1;
  width: fit-content;
  max-width: calc(100% - 36px);
  margin: 0;
  padding: 8px 13px;
  background: var(--marigold);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: .78rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
  transition: transform .4s var(--ease);
}

@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .freedom:hover .freedom__image { transform: scale(1.026) translateX(.25%); filter: saturate(1.025); }
  .flyer:hover { transform: rotate(-.7deg) translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 6px 0 rgb(30 27 22 / .3), 0 9px 16px rgb(30 27 22 / .13); }
  .prompt-board:hover { transform: rotate(.35deg) translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 9px 10px 0 var(--ink); }
  .js .hireflow__moment.rise.is-in:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 9px 10px 0 var(--ink); }
  .records__visual:hover picture { transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(-.25deg); box-shadow: 12px 14px 0 var(--ink); }
  .records__visual:hover img { transform: scale(1.16); filter: saturate(1.035); }
  .records__visual:hover figcaption { transform: translate(4px, -4px); }
  .js .trust__grid article.rise.is-in:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 8px 9px 0 var(--ink); }
  .trust__grid article:hover span { transform: rotate(-6deg) scale(1.07); }
}

.roster { padding: 90px 0 0; border-top: 1.5px solid var(--ink); }
.roster__head { max-width: 880px; margin: 0 auto 48px; padding-inline: var(--pad); text-align: center; }
.roster__head .lede { margin-inline: auto; }

.pay .h2 em { font-style: italic; }
.pay__lede {
  max-width: none;
  margin-inline: auto;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.pay__single {
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 46px auto 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 22px;
  align-items: stretch;
  text-align: left;
}
.pay__card--single { padding: 30px; }
.pay__card--single .pay__price { margin: 16px 0 20px; font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4.4rem); }
.pay__card--single .pay__price small { font: 400 1rem/1 var(--sans); }
.pay__receipt {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 34px;
  background: var(--marigold);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow: 5px 5px 0 var(--ink);
}
.pay__receipt-top { margin-bottom: 24px; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em; }
.pay__receipt-big { margin-bottom: 18px; font: 400 clamp(2.1rem, 4vw, 3.2rem)/1.03 var(--serif); }
.pay__receipt-rule { margin-top: 24px; padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1.5px dashed var(--ink); font-size: .85rem; font-weight: 600; }

.aud { background: var(--ink); }
.aud .section-kicker { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.aud .h2 { color: var(--cream); }
.aud__lede { color: #dcd4c3; }
.aud__hint { color: #dcd4c3; }
.aud__hint a { color: inherit; text-underline-offset: 3px; }

.trust { padding: 94px var(--pad) 102px; }
.trust__head { max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto 42px; text-align: center; }
.trust__grid { width: min(1080px, 100%); margin: 0 auto; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 18px; }
.trust__grid article { background: #fff; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 18px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 0 var(--ink); padding: 25px; }
.js .trust__grid article.rise {
  transition:
    opacity var(--dur) var(--ease) calc(var(--i) * 75ms),
    transform var(--dur) var(--ease) calc(var(--i) * 75ms),
    box-shadow .3s var(--ease) 0s;
}
.trust__grid article:nth-child(1) { background: #fff3d6; }
.trust__grid article:nth-child(2) { background: #eaf2ff; }
.trust__grid article:nth-child(3) { background: #f7e8ff; }
.trust__grid span { display: inline-grid; place-items: center; width: 38px; height: 38px; margin-bottom: 24px; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 50%; background: #fff; font: 400 1.05rem/1 var(--serif); transition: transform .3s var(--ease); }
.trust__grid h3 { margin-bottom: 10px; font: 400 1.55rem/1.08 var(--serif); }
.trust__grid p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .94rem; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .records__inner, .pay__single { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .records__visual { width: min(100%, 640px); margin-inline: auto; justify-self: center; }
  .records__visual figcaption {
    right: 18px;
    bottom: 18px;
    max-width: calc(100% - 36px);
  }
  .records__visual img { transform: scale(1.12); transform-origin: 51% 46%; }
  .trust__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 580px; }
  .pay__lede { white-space: normal; }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .hireflow { padding-block: 72px 78px; }
  .hireflow__scene { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 500px; gap: 14px; }
  .hireflow__moment { min-height: 260px; }
  .hireflow__arrow { transform: rotate(90deg); justify-self: center; }
  .js .hireflow__arrow.rise.is-in { transform: rotate(90deg); }
  .records__inner { margin-top: 64px; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .hero { padding: 54px var(--pad) 46px; }
  .hero__eyebrow { margin-bottom: 13px; font-size: .7rem; }
  .hero__desktop-break { display: none; }
  .hero__lede { margin: 18px auto 25px; font-size: .98rem; }
  .hero__proof { margin-top: 16px; font-size: .78rem; }
  .mini-brief__identity {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 14px;
    padding-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .mini-brief__identity h3 { flex: 0 1 auto; }
  .mini-brief__identity strong {
    flex: 0 0 11ch;
    margin: 0 0 3px;
    text-align: right;
  }
  .hero-rail span { min-height: 24px; }
  .freedom {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: auto;
    background: var(--cream);
  }
  .freedom::after { display: none; }
  .freedom__image {
    position: relative;
    z-index: auto;
    order: 1;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
    height: auto;
    object-position: right center;
  }
  .freedom__copy {
    order: 2;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    padding: 34px var(--pad) 42px;
    border-top: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  }
  .freedom__copy .section-kicker { margin-bottom: 12px; }
  .freedom__copy .h2 { font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 14vw, 4rem); }
  .freedom__copy .h2 em { white-space: normal; }
  .freedom__copy > p:last-child { margin-top: 16px; }
  .proof .proof__line { white-space: normal; }
  .prompt-board { padding: 26px 22px 28px; }
  .prompt-board__list > div { grid-template-columns: 142px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 10px; }
  .prompt-board__list dt {
    white-space: nowrap;
    letter-spacing: .09em;
  }
  .prompt-board__list dd { font-size: 1.06rem; }
  .prompt-board__after { white-space: normal; }
  .records { padding-bottom: 74px; }
  .records__visual figcaption {
    right: 14px;
    bottom: 14px;
    max-width: calc(100% - 28px);
    border-radius: 13px;
  }
  .roster { padding-top: 72px; }
  .pay__card--single, .pay__receipt { padding: 25px 22px; }
  .trust { padding-block: 76px 82px; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  /* The two hero choices are peers; keep their visible labels optically identical. */
  .hero__actions .pill--herocall,
  .hero__actions .pill--hero {
    padding-block: 16px;
    font: 400 1.55rem/1 var(--serif);
  }
  .hero__actions .pill__emoji { font-size: 1.08rem; }

  /* Compact the four job cards into a deliberate central column. */
  .beats,
  .beats--4 {
    width: min(84%, 360px);
    margin-inline: auto;
  }
}

/* Keep the real call CTA fully in view on compact phones without shrinking
   the established hero treatment at ordinary mobile widths. */
@media (max-width: 360px) and (max-height: 650px) {
  .hero { padding-top: 28px; }
  .hero__eyebrow { margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .hero__lede { margin-top: 11px; margin-bottom: 15px; line-height: 1.45; }
}

@media (max-width: 1040px) {
  .prompt-board__after { white-space: normal; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .freedom__image,
  .flyer,
  .prompt-board,
  .js .hireflow__moment.rise,
  .records__visual img,
  .records__visual picture,
  .records__visual figcaption { transition: none; }
  .js .burst--footer { opacity: 1; transform: rotate(10deg); transition: none; }
  .freedom__image { transform: none; filter: none; }
  .freedom:hover .freedom__image { transform: none; filter: none; }
  .flyer:hover { transform: rotate(-1.6deg); }
  .prompt-board:hover { transform: rotate(1deg); box-shadow: 7px 7px 0 var(--ink); }
  .js .hireflow__moment.rise.is-in:hover { transform: none; box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--ink); }
  .records__visual:hover picture { transform: none; box-shadow: 9px 9px 0 var(--ink); }
  .records__visual:hover img { transform: scale(1.075); filter: none; }
  .records__visual:hover figcaption { transform: none; }
  .js .trust__grid article.rise { transition: none; }
  .js .trust__grid article.rise.is-in:hover,
  .trust__grid article:hover span { transform: none; }
}